Paudie Clifford

Mick Fitzsimons: Was isolated on a few occasions against David Clifford and paid the price but it didn't deter him. · Lee Gannon: · James McCarthy: · John Small: ...

Raged against the dying of the light and was Dublin’s best player, scoring two of the three points that brought them level. Aside from Kilkenny, he must have been on the ball more than any other player in the first half but offered little penetration. Lost possession too many times and it appeared as if Kerry looked to pounce on him when he had the ball in hand. Appeared to run out of steam when he was replaced in the 42nd minute. He also fired over a beautiful point in the 62nd minute. His poor pass to Kilkenny midway through the first half illustrated just how sloppy Dublin were on the attack. Tried to inject a bit of speed to Dublin’s attacks in the first half but to little avail. He also fired over a beautiful point in the 62nd minute. Started on Paudie Clifford and fared reasonably well against him in the opening half but made some obvious errors with ball in hand. Not that it could be condoned but going down as he did to waste John Small’s black card time and delay the penalty before saving it was clever. Solid otherwise.Not that it could be condoned but going down as he did to waste John Small’s black card time and delay the penalty before saving it was clever. Forced to go off injured after overextending for a kick-out against Paudie Clifford and he was missed.